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Appeal planned in Vatican sex abuse suit: lawyer
WASHINGTON — A US man who sued the Vatican after years of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a Roman Catholic priest plans to appeal a court ruling dismissing the case, his attorney said Tuesday. The lawsuit in the western US city of Portland, Oregon was the first in…
Pope’s butler must stand trial for media leaks
Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler and another Vatican employee must stand trial for stealing and leaking confidential papers in the latest scandal to afflict the Catholic Church, a magistrate ruled Monday. Paolo Gabriele, who was arrested in May on suspicion of stealing secret documents from the pope’s office and leaking…
Pope’s butler placed under house arrest in Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI’s butler was released from a Vatican cell and placed under house arrest on Saturday as he awaits a ruling on whether he should stand trial for leaking confidential papers. “His detention is no longer necessary,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told reporters, adding that the ruling would come…
Vatican hires Fox News reporter as media advisor
The Vatican has hired a Fox News correspondent to help improve the Catholic church’s media relations, Reuters reported Saturday. Citing a church source, the news agency reported that Gerg Burke, a Fox correspondant for Europe and the Middle East and a member of the right-wing Catholic group Opus Dei, had been…
Vatican’s number two says journalists like to ‘play Dan Brown’
The Vatican’s number two, the reported target of a power struggle in the Church, alleged divisive forces at work on Monday as the Holy See said 23 people had been questioned in a leaks scandal. In a rare outburst, the Secretary of State appeared to lash out at those who,…
‘Vatileaks’ scandal could weaken chances of Italian pope
Intrigue at the Vatican could weaken the chances of the next pope being an Italian, observers said, as memos leaked from the Holy See’s corridors of power lift the lid on tensions between cardinals. While revealing deep discord within the Vatican administration, the “Vatileaks” scandal has also shown Pope Benedict…
Vatican’s number two lashes against ‘ferocious’ leaks
ROME — Vatican’s powerful number two on Monday spoke out for the first time on the continued leaks of Holy See secret documents, denouncing them as a “ferocious, biting and organised” attack on the pope. “Attacks have always existed… this time it seems that the attacks are more targeted, sometimes…
The Vatican condemns nun’s sex-positive book
The Vatican has condemned a leading American nun for writing a book in which she praises female masturbation and approves divorce and gay sex and marriage, warning that the book must not be used by catholic educators. The Vatican’s criticism of Sister Margaret Farley, a professor emeritus of Christian ethics…
American nuns’ group signals opposition to Vatican overhaul
The group that represents Catholic sisters in the United States signaled Friday it would challenge a Vatican attempt to pull its doctrine closer toward conservative church policy. In a statement, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said it would send a high-level delegation to Rome on June 12 to meet…
The Vatican’s War On Nuns is all about abortion (of course)
The Vatican recently issued a strong condemnation of American nuns for what it deemed their “radical feminist” leanings, such as caring for the sick, dying, condemned and poor Americans despite dwindling numbers of American Catholics (it’s so bad they are running television ads, if you managed to miss it) and…
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